Car construction.



J. W. TAYLOR; OAR CONSTRUCTION. APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 4,' 1911.

Patented Jan. 7, 19-13.

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JOHN w. TAYLOR, or GRANITE our, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR 'ro DOUBLE BODY aonsrn'r.

COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOU RI, A CORPORATION'OF JERSEY.

can. CONSTRUCTION.

. will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, ref- 10 erence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this-specification, in whichr Figure 1. is a planview ofa cast metal platform and double body. bolster of the type employed in my improved car construction. form and double body 'bOlStelSn in Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section taken on I the line 3-3 of Fig. 2'andvshowing the end framing of the car: body attached to the-end sill of the platform. Fig. 4 is a section similar to'Fi'g. 3 and showing a: modified arrangement of attaching the vestibule end 'plates to the'end sill ofthe platform. Fig.

5 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1, andshowing the means employed for attachingthe plates forming a part of the side sills of the ca'rbody to the side members of the combined platform and doublebody bolster. Fig. 6 is a section similar to Figs. 3 and 4 and illustrating an integral plate form end sill.

My invention relates generally to car construction, and morep'articularly to the platforms of car -bodies and themeans of sup-1 porting and attaching parts of the car body and end wall structure upon the platiorm,

o and doublebody bolster.

The principal object of my invention .is to provldea simple inexpensive construction which can be readily assembled and which combines great strength and rigidity with lightness of weight.

To the above purposes my invention consists in certain features oi novelty hereinafter'more'fully described and claimed.-

In the accompanying drawing .1 have illustrated my improved construction in 0 connection with a combined cast steel plat; formand double body bolster, and referring in detail to the drawing 1 designates the double body bolster, with which is formed integral a platform frame, comprising a.

5 center member 2, side members 3, which are Specification .1 Letters Patent. Application filed August}, 1911. Serial No. 642,302.

F 1g; 2 is an end elevation of the'platattaching flange on the plat'- I flanges 3'. The lower ends of the posts of Patented Jan.

practically continuations of the side members of the double body bolster,,and a platform end. sill 4 which latter is preferably of inverted Urshapein'jcross section with a horizontally disposed flange 5 formed in-. tegral wlth and projecting outwardly from the lower end of the outer one of the ver- I tical legs of said sill. I "-The horizontally disposed flanges 5 and the outwardly projecting flanges of .the L- shaped side rails 3, preferably occupy the. same horizontal plane and serve as su ports for the longitudinal. side of the car bodfy and the frame work of the body end walls; 6 designates angles, the horizontal flanges as a of which rest upon and 'arerigidly fixedto the horizontally disposed flanges 5 of the end sill 4 and fixed to the .verticallydisposed legs of these an les -6 are plates 7, which form the outer s feat'hing of the end wall of the carbody. i h

8 designates angles which are riveted on top of horizontally disposed flanges 3 with the vertically disposed legs of said angles projecting upward and riveted to said upw'ar'dly' projecting legs are plates 9, which .form-theouter sheathmg of the side walls of. the'car body. In some instances it maybe 'found desirable to rivet the angles 8 on 'the' under side of the flanges 3, and where such construction is carried out the lower edges of the sheathing plates 9 extend below said 'the sidelframes of the car body restv upon the horizontallydisposedflanges of the side rails 3 between the vertically disposed legs of the angles 8 and the vertically disposed portions of said side. rails. The vertically disposed posts or frame work in the' end' walls ofthecar body restupon the flanges 5 and are attached thereto, and to the plates 7 in any suitablemanner. 1

In Fig.6 I have shown the flanges 5 providedfwith longitudinally extending vertically disposedfflangcs 5 on their outer edges, which flanges take the plane of the =vcrt-ically disposed flanges of the angles 6,

.atld said flanges 5 may project upward as shown by solid linesin Fig.6, or downward as shown by dotted lines and accomplish the same resul'.

- Th us itwill be seen that I have provided a simple means forsupporting the side sills,

and l'l'l(3.ll('l frame of a car body upon a combined platform and double body bolster,

and have also provided simple means for attaching the side sills and end frames to the combined platform and double body bolster.

t will be readily understood that minor changes in the size, construction and combination of the various parts of my device may be made and. substituted for those here in shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim: 1. The herein described car construction comprising a combined cast metal platform and double body bolster, outwardly projecting flanges on the side members of said combined platform and double body bolster and outwardly projecting flanges on the end sill of the platform, all of which flanges are adapted to support the side walls of the car body and the end framing of the car body.

2. The combination with a combined cast metal platform and double body bolster, of outwardly projecting flanges on the side members of said combined platform and double body bolster, and upon the end sill of the platform and vertically disposed flanges on said outwardly projecting flanges, which vertically disposed flanges receive the outer sheathing plates of the car side and end Walls.

3. The combination with a combined cast metal platform anddo-uble body bolster, having outwardly projecting flanges formed on its side members and upon the end sill of the platform, of car body side Walls supported by and fixed to the flanges on the side members, and car end framing supported by and fixed to the flanges on the end sill. i i

4. The herein described car construction comprising a combined cast metal platform I and double body bolster, an end sill integral sheathing plates of the car end wall.

5. The herein described car construction comprising a combined cast metal platform and double body bolster, an end sill integral therewith, which end sill is substantially of inverted U-shape in cross section, and a flange integral with the outer vertical leg of said end sill, which flange is adapted to support the end framing of the car body.

6. The herein describedcar construction comprising a combined cast metal platform and double body bolster, outwardly projecting flanges on the side members of said combined platform and double body bolster, outwardly projecting flange on the end sill of the platform, all of which flanges occupy approximately the same horizontal plane and riveting flanges on the outer portions of said outwardly projecting flanges, which riveting flanges receive the lower portions of the outer sheathing plates of the car side and. end walls.

7 A car end si having an integral horizontally disposed ange projecting outward from its lower portion, and a vertically disposed flange extending along the front edge of said horizontally disposed flange.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses, this 27th day of July, 1911. j JOHN TAYLOR.

l Vitnesses I I HAL C. BELLVILLE, LILY Rosr,

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